help after brain injury

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This conference will be exploring the implications of the Care Act and hearing how survivors, families and professionals continue to fight to get what they need by the end of the day you will be equipped to understand the issues and how to address them better than at the start!

3rd Thursday of the month
Help and information can be difficult to obtain when a family member sustains a brain injury. For example, following a road traffic accident, assault, or illness. At Kemsley, National Brain Injury Centre, St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, specialised rehabilitation for people with a brain injury has been provided for over 30 years. Alongside this, staff have worked with family members and partners to share knowledge and offer opportunities for support. We offer support to family members from Northampton and the surrounding area in the form of a monthly meeting held at Kemsley. Between 7 and 9pm it offers an opportunity to meet other people in a similar position to yourself, that is, following a brain injury to a family member. In addition, expertise from professionals in rehabilitation, for example, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Social Work and Occupational Therapy can be made available to offer information and insights about life after brain injury and ideas to improve coping.

This conference aims to get to the heart of the key areas of concern for individuals and their families following an acquired brain injury. ‘What Really Matters in Rehabilitation?’ addresses occupation, money and relationships and provides presentations and workshops open to brain injury professionals alongside survivors and their family members. It is an opportunity to learn how to move on and successfully address these key post injury issues, and also to consider where further action is required to improve services. We hope that you are able to attend and contribute to the day.

The conference held on May 18th and 19th was a huge success with a wide ranging audience. We’d like to thank all of those that participated and supported this event, and hope to see you all at the next one.

Some of the comments for the day included:
“a comprehensive insight into current issues and initiatives in the area of ABI”
“informative for people with ABI”
“attending this event will inform and develop understanding to issues surrounding ABI”
“an opportunity to share ideas and experiences as well as listening to experts in field”
“ABIF Northants brought together professionals and families dealing with brain injury and it’s consequences – a much needed forum for sharing and acquiring information, help and support”